Swimmingly 順利地
Great Britain's Oliver Hynd races to victory in the Men's 200m individual medley. Photo: Lynne Cameron/PA
今日小常識
Oliver Hynd set a new European record to take gold in the SM8 200m individual medley, by completing the race in 2 minutes 24.63 seconds. The 17-year-old had already won a silver and a bronze in the 2012 Paralympics Games. Hynd's brother, Sam, was also competing in the race and came fourth.
Oliver Hynd 在奪下 200 米個人混合泳SM8類別比賽金牌的同時也創(chuàng)下了最新歐洲紀(jì)錄，他以兩分 24.63 秒的成績完成了比賽。這名年僅17歲的小將已經(jīng)在本屆殘奧會上取得了一銀一銅的好成績。他的兄弟 Sam 也參加了這個項目的決賽，取得了第四名的成績。
今日短語
當(dāng)我們用副詞 swimmingly 來形容某一件事情的進(jìn)展情況時，意思就是說事情進(jìn)行得非常順利，輕輕松松，沒有任何問題。
例句
I organised a dinner party and it all went swimmingly. The guests enjoyed themselves and chatted until the early hours of the morning.
Things are going swimmingly this year; we've made a significant profit and employed two more people.
Today isn't exactly going swimmingly. I arrived at work late and now I can't find my mobile phone!
請注意
另一個短語 swimming in something, 意思是充滿了或大量擁有。
The cake was swimming in custard - it was delicious!
Alan is swimming in money and yet he never buys anyone a drink.
